Azerbaijani

[ ah-zer-bahy-jah-nee, az-er-bahy-jan-ee ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Azerbaijan or its people.

noun,plural A·zer·bai·ja·nis, (especially collectively) A·zer·bai·ja·ni for 2, 4.
  1. a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan.

  2. the Turkic language of the Azerbaijani, written with Cyrillic letters in Azerbaijan and with Arabic letters in Iran.

  1. a member of an Azerbaijani-speaking people of Azerbaijan or the Azerbaijan provinces in Iran.

Origin of Azerbaijani

1
First recorded in 1885–90; Azerbaijan + -i suffix of membership
  • Also A·zer·bai·ja·ni·an [ah-zer-bahy-jah-nee-uhn, az-er-bahy-jan-ee-uhn] /ɑ zər baɪˈdʒɑ ni ən, ˌæz ər baɪˈdʒæn i ən/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for Azerbaijani

Azerbaijani

/ (ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːnɪ) /


noun
  1. plural -ni or -nis a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan: Sometimes shortened to: Azeri

  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family

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